Stefan Crichton Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 208 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 2/29/1992 (32)
- Experience
- 2
- College
- Texas Christian
Stefan Crichton Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Stefan Crichton News
The Arizona Diamondbacks designated relief pitcher Stefan Crichton for assignment on Wednesday. Outfielder Nick Heath was called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move. Crichton was one of the team's primary high-leverage relievers early on in the year, but he's had a dreadful season overall. Over 29 appearances, he's suffered four losses while posting a 6.04 ERA and 1.84 WHIP. He converted all four of his save opportunities, but hadn't seen an opportunity since May 10.
Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Stefan Crichton picked up his fourth save of the season in Monday's 5-2 win over the Marlins. Crichton worked a 1-2-3 ninth, fanning a batter in the process. The 29-year-old seemingly saw his stock fall when he was utilized in lower-leverage situations in his last couple of outings, though the team threw him back out there in a save opportunity- and he didn't disappoint en route to his team-leading fourth save. Crichton doesn't have the usual swing-and-miss stuff one would expect from a shutdown closer, though he has yet to allow a barrel in 36 batted balls- and his expected ERA of 2.68 suggests that more good performances could be on the way.
Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Stefan Crichton is likely not in the mix for save opportunities going forward, as he recorded two outs in the seventh inning of Tuesday night's extra innings victory over Colorado. Three of Crichton's four appearances so far have come in the seventh inning or earlier, and in his one game finished this year, he pitched in the eighth inning with Arizona trailing San Diego 4-2. Crichton served as the team's closer in 2020 after Archie Bradley was traded away, and with Joakim Soria on the injured list it seemed like Crichton might get a shot at the closer's job again. Tuesday night appears to be the final nail in the coffin for Crichton getting save opportunities for now, although he can still have value in SV/HLD formats as he picked up his third hold of the year last night.
Stefan Crichton Stats
Last 10 Games
Arizona Diamondbacks closer Stefan Crichton took over the role following a midseason trade last year and looked great as he posted a 0.96 ERA and converted five of six save opportunities over the final month. But don't let that one month fool you, as Crichton saw almost all of his numbers take a hit from 2019. His 21.1 percent strikeout rate and 1.19 WHIP were both down from the previous season, and his 8.3 percent walk rate and 13.5 degree launch angle were both career-worsts. Along with that, Crichton appears to have gotten lucky with his 2.42 ERA, as his 3.92 xERA, 3.42 FIP, 4.55 xFIP, and 4.17 SIERA all suggest he should have done worse. The low ERA was likely helped by a sudden drop off in his HR/FB rate from 12 percent to 4.5 percent despite posting a nearly identical fly ball rate (31.3% in 2019, 30.1% in 2020). All the numbers suggest that Crichton is due for some regression, and it's very likely he will not be able to contribute much in any way in fantasy this year outside of only saves. Crichton is currently going as one of the last closers off the board in drafts, and outside of 12-team or deeper leagues managers should avoid him unless they're desperate for saves.